How does the new tax law changes affect homeschool teachers and tutors?
There were a lot of changes to the US taxes in 2018 and the IRS re-designed the Form 1040, so tax preparation in 2019 will be very confusing. Here are some highlights of the tax law changes that...
View ArticleTop tax mistakes homeschool business owners make
I’ve talked to a lot of homeschool (for-profit) program directors over the past few years. These people have a huge heart for homeschooling, but many do not understand that when they start their...
View ArticleThe IRS is on the prowl in 2019!
Every year the IRS Tax Exempt division releases a list of areas and issues they plan to focus on for audits and investigations. The IRS Tax Exempt division calls it their Program Letter. The Exempt...
View ArticleTop 10 Tips for Homeschool Leaders: Paying Workers
Lots of homeschool groups hire and pay teachers to conduct classes. Sometimes these teachers are homeschool parents, but sometimes they are professional instructors. Homeschool leaders have a lot of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s new ABC test for Independent Contractors. How will it affect...
California’s new law (AB5) puts into affect the 2018 ruling by the California Supreme Court in the Dynamex case that makes it more difficult to treat workers as Independent Contractors. The new law...
View ArticleParents paying homeschool teachers is getting cumbersome
Hello Carol,I am the Executive Director of a 501(c)3 non-profit homeschool co-op. We have always had all parents pay teachers directly for classes. Of course the number of checks written by members...
View ArticleBiden’s DOL adopts ABC test for workers. What does this mean for homeschool...
I subscribe to a lot of e-newsletters and a really good one is Free Church Accounting. Vicki Boatright has helpful bookkeeping advice for churches and nonprofits like homeschool groups!Her latest...
View ArticlePaying homeschool co-op leaders
I am the leader of a support group with around 65 families. Our group has a board and bylaws. We also have a co-op of about half the members of the larger group. The co-op requires members to be a...
View ArticleHow do I set up a new homeschool co-op with the right structure and tax forms?
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View ArticleIs your homeschool group’s hired teacher really an employee?
A homeschool nonprofit was quite frantic. They had received a letter from the IRS. It seems that a former teacher of one of their classes was asking for an examination of her status as an...
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